Two weeks until the 2012 Big West Basketball Tournament at Honda Center, with Long Beach State comfortably atop the men's standings and Cal State Northridge trying to hold onto first in the women's standings. Baseball is here, which means a very full week, while softball hits the road for more tournament action this weekend.

Baseball

The first weekend of the 2012 season rolls over into Monday, as UC Davis and UC Irvine host afternoon contest on Presidents Day.

The final two weeks of the regular-season are filled with big contests, starting Wednesday night with league-leading Long Beach State hosting their Big West Tournament nemesis of the past two years, UC Santa Barbara. Following their devastating loss at Creighton in the SEARS BracketBusters, the 49ers are looking to repeat their dominating performance from earlier this season in Santa Barbara. Long Beach State can wrap up the top seed in the 2012 Big West Basketball Tournament and at least a share of the Big West regular-season title with a win. The game will air on ESPN2 and ESPN3.For the seventh year, all home and conference games, with the exception of ESPN and FOX Sports contests, will be broadcast by the institutions on BigWest.TV, the conference's video streaming initiative in partnership with CBS College Sports.

All roads lead to showdown Saturday, as Big West leader Cal State Northridge (10-3) heads to San Luis Obispo to face off against defending regular-season champs Cal Poly (9-3).

For the seventh year, all home and conference games, with the exception of ESPN and FOX Sports contests, will be broadcast by the institutions on BigWest.TV, the conference's video streaming initiative in partnership with CBS College Sports.

A combined 10 matches against men's and women's non-conference opponents ranked in the nation's top 75 highlight another busy week of Big West tennis. Five women's and three men's squads represent the Big West within the national rankings as well.

Sixteen nationally ranked squads descend upon the UC Irvine Invitational, one of the premier collegiate women's water polo tournaments. Host and No. 7-ranked UCI is the highest ranked Big West school competing in the event.Women's Water Polo Weekly Release #5

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